BALDWIN

Jamila Woods & Nico Segal * Track #12 On LEGACY! LEGACY!

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Album LEGACY! LEGACY!

ALBUM

Jamila Woods

2019

BALDWIN by Jamila Woods (Ft. Nico Segal)

Release Date

Fri May 10 2019

Performed by

Jamila WoodsNico Segal

Produced by

Slot-A

Writed by

Jamila Woods

About

Named after James Baldwin, an influential openly gay black civil rights activist, poet, and author who died in 1987.

Jamila appears to be addressing conservative pundits who criticize the Aftican-American community without making an effort to empathize with or understanding it. Nico Segal, formerly...

BALDWIN Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time
Don’t know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine

[Chorus]
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin’ the books by Morrison and West
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books, readin' the books you ain't read

[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

[Verse 1]
Somebody's daddy always laid out on the street
And for what?
We're on the street
And for what?
Your precious lethal fear
Your precious lethal fear

[Verse 2]
You could change a hood just by showing your face
Condo climbing high, now the block is erased
(You don't get it, get it)
You clutch on your purse, now you crossing the street
Brother caught your eye, now you callin’ police
(You don’t get it, get it)
It's a casual violence in your speech and your silence
It’s unnatural science, you too comfortable lying

[Refrain]
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday
We don't go out
Can’t wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time
Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine

[Chorus]
All my friends
Think I should love you anyway
My friend James
Says I should love you anyway
And that's okay
But ooh, yeah
You're making it hard for me
Ooh, you're making it so hard

[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

[Refrain]
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday
We don't go out
Can't wish us away
We been burning
Brighter everyday

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time
Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine

[Chorus]
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books by Morrison and West
All my friends
Wanna know why you ain't figured it out just yet
All my friends
Been readin' the books, readin' the books you ain't read
Readin' the books you ain't read
Readin' the books you ain't read
Readin' the books you ain't read

BALDWIN Q&A

Who wrote BALDWIN's ?

BALDWIN was written by Jamila Woods.

Who produced BALDWIN's ?

BALDWIN was produced by Slot-A.

When did Jamila Woods release BALDWIN?

Jamila Woods released BALDWIN on Fri May 10 2019.

What did Jamila Woods say about "BALDWIN"?

Speaking of great writers, here is a song named after James Baldwin. It includes a line about a woman clutching her purse as she sees a black man, the casual racism of that.

This song was inspired by advice Baldwin wrote to his nephew. He talks about white people, and how they don’t always see us a...

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